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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Widely applicable or effective.

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  • adjective having a wide scope or range of activity

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Examples

  • What's more, the most commonly used antibiotics in all patients with bacteria in their urine were quinolones, which are known as "broad-spectrum" antibiotics.

    Reuters: Press Release 2012

  • It is a cheap, effective, broad-spectrum pesticide, said Siva Kumar, a pesticide trader in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu.

    India resists efforts to ban pesticide Rama Lakshmi 2011

  • A moment later, the image on the viewscreen shifted once again, this time to the silhouette of a Tholian, the reddish hue of its crystalline body dominating a broad-spectrum background.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • Fluids, rest, an expectorant, and perhaps a broad-spectrum antibiotic like azithromycin - if there's a fever and productive cough - are the tried-and-true treatments for this thing.

    Creeping Crud grrm 2010

  • A moment later, the image on the viewscreen shifted once again, this time to the silhouette of a Tholian, the reddish hue of its crystalline body dominating a broad-spectrum background.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • Since terrorists can use almost anything to attack, Dr. Russell stresses the broad spectrum of their detoxifying agent, saying “that uncertainty calls for a single broad-spectrum decontamination material that can rapidly neutralize both kinds of threats and is easily delivered or administered, and it must not damage the environment where it is applied.”

    Combating Terrorism with an Environmentally Friendly Polymer | Inhabitat 2010

  • And if fever and other signs suggest the possibility of severe infection, while waiting for definitive answers about whether there is infection, and if so, broad-spectrum antibiotics may be used.

    David Katz, M.D.: How True To Life Are Medical Dramas? M.D. David Katz 2011

  • It is a cheap, effective, broad-spectrum pesticide, said Siva Kumar, a pesticide trader in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu.

    India resists efforts to ban pesticide Rama Lakshmi 2011

  • While some hospitals will start a broad-spectrum antibiotic right away, the group suggests a blood-culture test to identify the organism that is causing the infection—as long as it doesn't cause a significant delay in starting antibiotics.

    Faster Care for Blood Infection Laura Landro 2011

  • Between the Shrek brand recognition, the bright 3D, the broad-spectrum comedy and the prospect of cute cats dancing, it's hard to imagine a more mercilessly commercial proposition than this animated spin-off.

    This week's new films 2011

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